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For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

About the Foundation

Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2015Sept 18-20, 2015 – Orlando

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Orlando for training, networking, workshops and more!

SPJ Leads

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Journalist's Toolbox

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Upcoming Eventsand Deadlines

Become an SPJ Member

For more than 100 years the Society of Professional Journalists has been dedicated to encouraging a climate in which journalism can be practiced more freely and fully, stimulating high standards and ethical behavior in the practice of journalism and perpetuating a free press.

About the Foundation

Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. The SDX Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.

Excellence in Journalism 2015Sept 18-20, 2015 – Orlando

Excellence in Journalism is the national journalism conference of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio Television Digital News Association. Join us in September in Orlando for training, networking, workshops and more!

Diversity CommitteeOn both chapter and national levels, SPJ provides an open forum for the discussion of diversity issues in journalism. This committee's purpose is to promote a broader voice in newsrooms across the country and expand the depth and quality of news reports through better sourcing. Its ongoing project is the compilation of experts — primarily women, gays and lesbians, people of color and people with disabilities — through the Society's Diversity Source Book. The Society's relevance to its member is based on inclusiveness.

Some people in the news industry know the ethnic and other media associations
only as groups fighting to change employment practices. But the companion mission
of these organizations  making sure that stories about race, ethnicity,
women, and sexual orientation are inclusive and free of stereotypes  is
just as important. For journalists who want to get the story right, the organizations
devoted to fair coverage of diverse populations are a good place to start.

These groups and their members dont profess to speak for their communities.
They can, however, be a source for journalists who want to better understand
the complexities of a diverse society. Do you get confused by the different
holidays celebrated by Chinese, Vietnamese, and Hmong? Ask the Asian American
Journalists Association. Is it correct to say American Indian? Ask the Native
American Journalists Association.

Several of the groups listed here have published coverage handbooks. Some have
worked with advocacy organizations, community leaders and others to better understand
how media coverage can inadvertently perpetuate stereotypes and misperceptions.
You can make a difference by asking these associations for help.

Catalina Camia is a diversity fellow at the Freedom Forum. She is a former
president of the Asian American Journalists Association and of UNITY: Journalists
of Color.